Below are notes that were taken in class watching Ken Burns's Civil War documentary. Use these notes to compare with the notes you took in class or to familiarize yourself with material covered in class that you may have missed.
If you would like to watch sections of Ken Burns's documentary at home here is a link to a couple clips. We are only watching the first episode (disc 1).
Notes from class
Below are notes that were taken in class watching Ken Burns's Civil War documentary. Use these notes to compare with the notes you took in class or to familiarize yourself with material covered in class that you may have missed.
If you would like to watch sections of Ken Burns's documentary at home here is a link to a couple clips. We are only watching the first episode (disc 1).
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/film/video.html
Notes on the Civil War itself
Slavery
Slavery Continued
Abolitionist Movement
Effects of Slavery on a Growing Country and it's Government
North and South's Response to Slavery
Election of 1860 is the Breaking Point for the Nation
One note missing on secession (blurry photo)...coming soon
Two main ideas that the Civil War is Connected to:
1) As a nation, is slavery moral/Constitutional?
2) What rights do States have? Can they secede?